The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Who Asked? // Is there a perfect timeline for relationships?

Who Asked? // Is there a perfect timeline for relationships?

By Brynn Murawski, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025
This installment of Who Asked? by staff writer Brynn Murawski unpacks the various “rules” for relationships and whether or not they hold any real value.
Opinion | You don’t need to be a saint to deserve bodily autonomy

Opinion | You don’t need to be a saint to deserve bodily autonomy

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor • February 11, 2025

In post-Roe America, we hear often of the heart-wrenching losses caused by policies that take away the right to abortion. Amber Thurman, an aspiring nurse who arrived at the hospital with a treatable infection...

A romantic candle-lit dinner.

The best songs to add to your sex playlist

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • February 7, 2023
With the season of love upon us, people are especially ready to get frisky and set the mood with some sensual songs. So turn off the lights and turn yourself on with the following tunes.
Opinion | It’s okay to hate your birth control options — even right now

Opinion | It’s okay to hate your birth control options — even right now

By Jessica Snyder, Senior Staff Columnist • July 18, 2022
I don’t think there are enough desirable options for people with uteruses, and even less feasible options for those without one. 
Condoms in the Wellness Center waiting room in 2019.

Opinion | Purity culture is preventing us from living our best sex lives

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 8, 2022
Although traditional purity culture — the idea that people should abstain from sex until marriage — exists in evangelical Christian faith, it has leaked into our society at-large and shifted some of our views about sex and intimacy, especially for women.
Because the United States is celebrating its one year anniversary with the COVID-19 pandemic very soon, many Pitt students have encountered a wide array of relationship experiences, including being long distance, quarantining together, breaking up or “dating” around.

‘Can I hook up with this boy?’: Couples navigate relationships, sex and COVID-19 safety

By Millicent Watt, Staff Writer • February 10, 2021
As the United States nears its one year anniversary with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Pitt students have encountered a wide array of relationship experiences, from being long distance, quarantining together, breaking up or “dating around.”
Opinion | You don’t have to declare a sexuality

Opinion | You don’t have to declare a sexuality

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • February 9, 2021
You might never be exactly sure what your sexuality is. And you don’t have to be.
Opinion | Historical sex euphemisms we need to bring back

Opinion | Historical sex euphemisms we need to bring back

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021
Slang and euphemisms have been around for as long as human beings were able to speak.
Opinion | All film productions need intimacy coordinators

Opinion | All film productions need intimacy coordinators

By Rachel Soloff, Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021
Film and television productions need to ensure that actors are safe and comfortable while filming intimate scenes.
Opinion | Your penis still isn’t God

Opinion | Your penis still isn’t God

By Genna Edwards, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021
Our culture’s lack of open discussion about sex leads to countless situations where men treat women like pornified sex dolls.
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